Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1887-09-29
COUNTY CORRESPONDENCE.
Viola.
Mrs. Craig is on the sick list.

Miss Sue Nef, of Bayard, is visiting
with her sister, Mrs. Sampson.
The word "farms" in the Earhart. Gil.
lispie item last week should read barns.
West Point Sunday school closed for
tn e winter last Sunday.
We see from the proceedings of the
board" that Viola is to have two new
county bridges.
| Mrs. Sweet, who has been visiting at
Mr.. Clavers, returned TO her Illinois home
last Tuesday.
Van. Cashatt has moved to Dedham.
Henry Weaver moved into the Bonwcll
house vacated by Cashatt
V. Bauer started Sunday for st. Louis
| TO attend the National EncAmpment and
visit two brothers he has not seen for
a number Of years.
Conrad McAfee, formerly of this town.
ship, now living in Atlantic, has been very
low with malarial fever but is now con-
vale scent.
The Smith boys have located tree
claims in Colorado. We shall be sorry if
they decide to leave Viola.
The horse, harness and buggy trade has
been all Strengthened out and every one is
! now in possession of his own property.
Young Ridgeway has confessed guilt and
asked the judge to sentence him without
| trial.
The township Sunday school convention
has been postponed until Saturday, Oct.
lst. A good program has been prepared
and profitable time expected. Every
one, interested in Sabbath School work, is
invited to attend.
John Conman has sold his farm on sec.
ton 8 to Clab Wager and has rented Cabs
farm on section IL for three years. We
are glad that they are not going to leave
the community as we have none such 10
spare.
More work for the census man at Is
Jones. Mother and child are doing wS y.
We are more than pleased TO hear tina,
Rev. Brown has been returned to this
| (Dedham) charge. He is a very devoted
worker in the VINEYARD Of the Master, and
the different classes on the work have
been very much strengthened during the
past year. We are also paiRed to hear OF
the serious illness OF Mrs. Brown. lIer
lie, at times, being desPared of. In this
their sore afiliction, the sympathy and
prayers Of the entire class are for their
pastor and his family.
Rev. F. NJ. Carpenter occupied the pull
pit of the NJ. E. church last Sabbath, Rev
Brown being prevented from coming BY
the illness of his wife.
During fair week, a number Of our citi
zens had the pleasure of forming the &C
quaintancc of our next representative
Hon. VIM. Walker, of Extra. We predic
for him the full party vote in Viola. Dem
agogucs to the contrary notwithstanding.
. We are told we ought not to give away
state secrets, but sometimes thev are too
good to keep. We have heard of abscond
' ing treasurers Of al kinds, but VIC believ
the Viola rs Of l. furnish the first case OF
record Of an association absconding anC
: leaving the treasurer nine dollars, more o.
, less, ahead with no one to moest or max
him afraid. We are all wishing we ha
' been treasurer. But how about the sccre
tary' Come, boys, pass the hat and a
chip in and not let him have all the homo
( OF paying the state dues.
I Zellcr & Son have bought one hundrc
/. head of stock cattle from Frank Bradle,
-, They are also sinking a large well an
y will put up windmill.
u Tally one for Viola schools. School n,
1, (Buncombe) Miss Alice Overholtze
= teacher, carried Off the first prize, $50
[ for exhibit OF common school work {
. county fair last week. BY the way II
fair was good all round was it not; And
u grand success financially. We are gls
u to see Ben and Bert at the helm aga
4 They have been untiring in their efforts
insure success and have surpassed all c
pectations. With the same hearty Co-oE
y Grafton Of the people the next one can
:, better still.
l. We hear there is blood on the moon ar
o price on We correspondents head and
we ever chance to meet him Of the V.
: we suppose there will be a boy colt (caugl,
y b. the coat cellar and a strike inauguratt
" at once In the interest of humanity y
J. think we had better beat our pen "in
Is 4 plow-share and return with honest d.
N light to our little farrn.' Some one su
- eests that it was sword instead of p,
~ that the other fellow tho disrespect to CT
'e cinnatus is intended) was going farmir
with, but inasmuch as "the pen is might
rs than the sw ord" it ought to make bett
, pillow.
Il 1t we fail to show up in the county CO
respondencc one of these weeks you m
conclude that we have had 10 eat our ov
words and the crooked writing, poor spe
ing and indigcstibiity of the items in ge
eral, and those pertaining to pedagogy
in particular have caused us to be laid
for repairs. Sic transit gloria mundi!